Nigeria’s first female Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, Friday, assumed office, with a vow to run a zero-corruption tolerance administration.
Receiving the hand-over notes from retiring Ag. AGF Mr. Sylva Okolieaboh, at the Treasury House, in Abuja, Dr. Madein who holds a Ph.D. in Management Finance, said that she was determined to raise the bar at the Treasury House, which has recently suffered negative publicity, following the alleged multi-billion Naira fraud against the last substantive AGF, Mr. Ahmed Idris.
“We all know that the Office of the Accountant General has suffered some turmoil in the last one year.
“The out-going Ag. AGF has just mentioned how he was able to stem the tide. I pray to continue from there to ensure that this Treasury House move from strength to strength.
“We will move back to the glorious days of our forefathers but I need your cooperation. We must be guided by the general principles of zero-tolerance to corruption in discharging our statutory responsibilities so that we can diligently redeem the image of this great office.”
The new AGF who was until her appointment the Director of Finance and Accounts in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, said that she would also fully digitalise the management of the finances of the federal government.